Quarterback Eric Dungey completed 28-of-36 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns and Syracuse claimed its fourth straight season opener in a 50-7 victory against Central Connecticut State on Friday night in the Dome.
Dungey, who had the seventh 300-yard passing game of his career, added two rushing touchdowns.
In his first game action since November 5, 2016, Dungey showed very little rust. He completed his first 13 attempts for 167 yards and a touchdown. His first misfire came with less than 30 seconds left in the opening quarter on a deep attempt to Steve Ishmael. Read More
HIGHLIGHTS:
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POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
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MORE POSTGAME COVERAGE:
– What we learned from Syracuse’s 50-7 season-opening win (Daily Orange)
– The Final Word: Syracuse drubs Central Connecticut State, 50-7 (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse, you’ll have to take whichever Eric Dungey you get (NunesMagician.com)
– Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Podcast: Syracuse vs. Central Connecticut recap (NunesMagician.com)
– How does Syracuse football fix the attendance issue? (NunesMagician.com)
– Which Syracuse freshmen burned redshirts on Friday? (NunesMagician.com)
– Steve Ishmael steps up as top receiver in win against Central Connecitcut State (Daily Orange)
– Antwan Cordy hurt in Syracuse’s blowout win over Central Connecticut State (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse football: Sometimes you just have to be bored (NunesMagician.com)
– Middle Tennessee, Syracuse football’s next foe, gets thumped in opener (Syracuse.com)
– Final score: Syracuse 50, Central Connecticut State 7 (NunesMagician.com)
– Syracuse football box score vs. Central Connecticut State (Syracuse.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse football vs. Central Connecticut State (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse football rolls past Central Connecticut State in season-opener (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse football safety Antwan Cordy leaves game with injury (Syracuse.com)
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GAME TWEETS:
Here is your between the 40s attendance photo after the first touchdown. pic.twitter.com/a1IWZYb6kf
— chris carlson (@ccarlsononSU) September 1, 2017
Dungey hits Philips for the first passing TD of the season, scoring on a 14-yard strike. Now a 21-0 Orange lead, with 2:40 left in Q1.
— WAER Sports (@WAERSports) September 1, 2017
Bring back the train RT @ccarlsononSU: Good adjustment by the #Syracuse gameday operations folks. They’ve turned up the volume on the bell.
— Scott Casanova (@scottcasanova) September 1, 2017
Sickening if serious. Antwan Cordy back from the lockerroom pic.twitter.com/sqz7DnQYTS
— Brian Higgins (@BrianHigginsSU) September 2, 2017
I don’t care what team is on the the other side of the field. Moe Neal has MOVES.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) September 2, 2017
Eric Dungey ties Ryan Nassib for most 300-yard games in Syracuse history (7). If he stays healthy, Dungey is going to destroy that record
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) September 2, 2017
.@Cuse lists official attendance for @CuseFootball vs. @CCSUBlueDevils as 30,273.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) September 2, 2017
Meanwhile, Steve Ishmael is going to break all of Amba Etta-Tawo’s records from last year.
— Anish Shroff (@AnishESPN) September 2, 2017
HIGHLIGHT: Syracuse hits pay dirt on its first drive in the second half. @ssalisbury0 with the call. Listen here:https://t.co/KCLMm8lApr
— WAER Sports (@WAERSports) September 2, 2017
Rex Culpepper steps in for Eric Dungey at QB. Dungey finishes 28-of-36 for 328 yards and 5 total TD’s.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) September 2, 2017
It’s a final. Syracuse starts the season with a 50-7 win over Central Connecticut State. Orange are 1-0 to start the 2017 season.
— Brent Axe (@BrentAxeMedia) September 2, 2017
